Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-22
THE KINGSTON RIOT.
O'Brien and American SewspapermeI
Again Stoned by an Orange Mob.

O'BrIen and American Newspspermen
Again stoned by an Orange Mob.
KINGSTON, ONTARIO, May 2l.-Editor
O'Rrien was mobbed here after last nights
speech. Kingston is called the Derry OF
Canada because only one-thiri of its pop
ulation are Catholics. Its police force con-
sists of eight men. A meeting was held in
the skating rink, and O'Brien spoke with
out interruption. The unexpected and
somewhat ominOus calm was now for the
first time broken. 1t was $50 o'clock when
Dennis KiIbIide began his statement; then
the first noise was heard outside the
hall where several hundred men and
boys had collected crying God save
the queen" and groaning Tor
.O'Brien. Every cheer which went
ND inside the hall was answered by loud
rUar aud angry response from without.
The crowd outside was now swollen To I'M
mense proportions. The meetlny was
brought 10 an end by a few remarks from
the chairman, J. J. Behan, who told the
audience to 20 home peaceably. Then the
peOple started to 90 out, O'BTien being IN
the rear. Thinking this would be too re-
markahle. O'Brieu'S friends hurried HIM TO
the front He stepped on the sidewalk
wearing his usual tall hat. The moment
tia Orlngemen OH the opposite side ot the
street saw him they raised savage yells
| and cries of There he Is, and rushed
across the street. Broken stones and cob
blestOnes began flying like hail Women
screamed and general confusion relgned.
"Ah. they're ut it again, said O'Brlen IN
| a tone of mOurnrul regret more than IN an
uer. "Yes, yeS," -" reared the mob. There
/ he il. dTag him out here on the street, Kill
him. choke him, tear him aSunder, and
they almost burst through O'Brien's body
ruard. which consisted Of American
special correspondents and local officers OF
| the National League. A man changed
hats with O'Brien. rs that worn by the
latter furnished = target for the mob, and
~ the partv doubled into Wellington street
! another shower Of brick and broken stones
came crashing through the crowd. OBrlen
and his friends. the New York Sun cor
respondent. and J. NJ. Wall, the repre-
| sentative of the Associated Press, caught
nm with O'Rrien lust on the step leading
tS the house of John Newman, Protest
ant, on Midway street, between William
and Johnston streets. The doors were
opened and a shower of missiles agalr
| came across the street The crowd surget
and Wall and Kellogg were flung to The
ground and O'Bricu disappeared. III,
door of Newman'S house was barred
tightly to the wall, and Kellogg, Will
IL. ]. Behan, Thomas Sullivan anC
j. J. Conwell, of the Chicago Ne'r>, rushed
around through the vinegar work.
On Ontario street, for the purpose oi get
ting into the house hv the back entrance
The mob, however, intercepted them anC
they had to fly for their lives. The mol
next rushed to the Bennett-hOuse, think
ing O'Brien was there, shouting TO bel
with home rule" and Kill him" Al
though O'Brien was not there they free
yolleys of stones AT the windows and theI
grnaned and yelled to their hearts con
tent I'M. Wall, the wounded CORES
pondent, attempted to pass in front Of tn
hotel on his way 70 the telegraph office
hut his handaged head attracted the at
teutiOn of the Oangemen who wen
for him with rush. He escapes
down a side street however, and tool
off the bandages The Canadian Fl,
man. Irish Catholic organ, was wrecked
Nobody knew where q BrIen WAS, but b
WAS soon discovered Peter Devlin, VIII
lives on the corner Of Wellington and Vii
liam streets, stole down tn Chief OF Pollc
Horssy and said: ''O'bTien is safe wit
me. =" Thank God, exclaimed the CROWD
Chief HOrsey, with Mayor Carson and 81
. policemen, then went to Devlin's hons
and brought back O'Brien to the Burnet
House. The latter reached Deylin' : hous
a / in this way. An alley way near New
, mans afforded shelter, rs Maurice Hoga
? changed hats with O'Brien, Just &
, a stone struck O'Brien on the bac
p of the meek, and Just aS bl
powerful Orangeman with elu
{ was going to cleaye open his skull. II
house of an Orangeman named DOnnell
. adioined this alley on the other side, an
O'Rrien got in there, and was mail
smugyled backward TO Deyhn's houS
while the Orange mob outside were yeillr
for his blood. Il will protect you now
. to the hotel, - said Mayor Carson. Il vi
can out the artillery" You willi' e!
5 claimed O'Brien, slrcastically. Il don
/ want your protection, sir. You saw me
Of demons five hundred strong outside
} that hall thirSting for my blood while
Il was addressing a peaceable meeting aJ
!. Won did not diSPerSe them. Where vi
> your artillery then, sir? Lansdewne sn
Howland winked at the attempt TO mu
der me in Toronto and now Lansdowl
: and you wink at the efforts to murder n
d here. an not going to give you q
. credit Of pretense OF having protected II
a life when You cOuld have, if you wishe'
J. but didn't. The mayor said no NOR
4 The policemen acted just the same
those at Toronto. In the early part
% the evening they would not permit AZ
4 o. Brienite to stand on the sidewalk on
! side the ball and even said mo
y on to the American correSpOn
a ents awaiting O'Brien's arrival But q
n moment the Orangemen appeared on q
" opposite side side OF the street, many Wi
: clubs aud sticks in their hands, there "
no interference by the police. They we
u allowed to hiss and grOan until 0Bri,
n came out When the latter did come o